How to Use dangerous in a Sentence

dangerous

adjective

• The city can be a dangerous place to live.
• The storms may cause dangerous flooding.
• He is wanted for assault with a dangerous weapon.
• He often drives at dangerous speeds.
• She got into a car accident while driving through a dangerous intersection.
• The white negroni and the vodka martini—very wet, very dangerous—are the standouts, as are the bottles themselves.
  — Bon Appétit, 22 Feb. 2023
• For observers to project their own values and interests onto Hamas and its supporters is to fall into a dangerous trap.
  — John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
• Compared with other mammals, bats are notorious for hosting more viruses that are dangerous to people but not themselves.
  — Bykai Kupferschmidt, science.org, 21 Feb. 2023
• While the book is not required reading in any class, officials said, many community members who spoke against it said that its availability was dangerous.
  — Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Feb. 2023
• Trending The stakes of Sharper just don’t feel right — shouldn’t trying to con someone out of billions feel more naughty, more exciting, dangerous?
  — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2023
• But for people who don’t have diabetes, blood sugar fluctuations aren’t usually dangerous.
  — Jenna Schnuer, Fortune Well, 24 Feb. 2023
• Sweat loss beyond normal levels is potentially dangerous.
  — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
• Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter, the agency said, adding mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed and damage to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur.
  — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2023
• Very high amounts of zinc supplementation can be dangerous (and impair your body’s ability to absorb other trace metals such as copper), but 50 mg is a safe amount.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 27 Feb. 2023
• Grinnell accused the school of not properly vetting teachers and wrongfully leading parents to believe Guglielmo is dangerous.
  — Amanda Gokee, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Feb. 2023
• The most dangerous place in the U.S. for us is in our homes.
  — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
• But that is a very dangerous game to play in the play-in round.
  — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 10 Apr. 2022
• All 11 to the ball, that popped out on the screen, and their front four is dangerous.
  — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 30 Nov. 2019
• The thrills come when the would-be thieves are trapped inside the house with a very dangerous Lang.
  — Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 12 Dec. 2019
• That's dangerous—the board can kick back—so use a miter gauge to chop the pieces to length.
  — Richard Romanski, Popular Mechanics, 29 Aug. 2020
• The first one, with Belgium dangerous and on the front foot, was quite a bit of fun.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 11 July 2018
• The most dangerous habit for cheaters is to send photos and videos.
  — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 10 July 2020
• Lod’s tap-in came from Sang Bin Jeong putting a dangerous ball across the goal mouth.
  — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 24 Feb. 2024
• Exposed rocks to the east of the beach are dangerous and should be avoided.
  — Staff Report, Post-Tribune, 3 July 2018
• Pierce has been the Bearcats' most dangerous deep threat over the last three seasons.
  — Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2021
• Some of the most dangerous waste was shipped off-site by train and buried in Nevada.
  — cincinnati.com, 17 Mar. 2020
• In truth, my drive from my home to the airport was more dangerous than my flight.
  — Tom Keane, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2018
• The job, at that point, felt so reckless and dangerous.
  — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2020
• Oh, and watch out for the falling prop, that could have been rather dangerous.
  — Doug George, chicagotribune.com, 22 Dec. 2021
• No dangerous underwater exploration, climbing or entering private property is required, and anyone of average health can travel to the sites.
  — Julianna Bragg, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2024